Chapter 188 – Midterm #03

“Ahh!! Nang-A-Pungsal Kwon!!!”

The scarecrow that was hit began to shine and shine at the government, which was pushed out with a spirited spirit!

“Yes, as a result of the measurement, it is orange, which is the second stage. The measurement is over, so you can go in.”
“Yes? 2, 2 steps. It can’t be. Martial arts handed down from generation to generation in our family…”
“Yes, next student!”

The male student, who was confidently stepping out, bowed his head at the assistant’s resolute shout and headed toward the audience with a disappointed step.

Is it correct to say that it is a spectator seat? Probably right. It’s because the guys who finished the exam, the people who came to watch without even taking the exam, and the crowd of VIPs gathered in a corner of the outdoor exam hall to watch the exam.

Perhaps because of this, the students who were already nervous about the burden made ridiculous mistakes or failed to show their skills as more and more people flocked to them, so their grades so far have been remarkably low.

‘It’s possible that people will fall for it sooner or later, but I’ll have to see how they don’t fall out and watch with their teeth clenched together.’

In fact, it is natural. Because those people will be the only three of us watching this test with anticipation.

Shao Mei, the next master at Taesan Dojo, Cayenne, the hero of the present era, and me, the promising star.

“Now, the next student is…Lin Xiaomei. Please come out and proceed!”
“Well! It’s already my turn! I’ll finish it in one room and come back. Brother!”

And among the three, Xiao-Mei’s turn, objectively speaking, with the best martial arts skills, came first.

“Xiao Mei, it’s okay to take it lightly, so there’s no need to go all out.”
“Hee hee, what are you talking about! Finally, it’s my turn to show off my cool side! I will try my best to destroy it!”

That’s why I’m holding you back because you can’t destroy it.

“Haha, you look good. As expected, you seem to be confident in your skills, befitting a daughter of a god of war.”

Seeing such Xiao-Mei from the side, the assistant made an expression as if he were looking at a young genius. Certainly, it would be impossible to destroy that “Scarecrow” Even if it was the professor in charge, Ryusuke Shimada, or even bringing in the giant-slayer Professor Helic, but…

‘Wouldn’t it be possible with Xiaomei?’

Xiao Mei stayed by my side every time during her five return trips. Of course, due to the nature of memory regression, which brings back more of her memories as she relates to me, there must be quite a few memories of the past that Xiao Mei found.

… What if Xiao-Mei, whose body is already half-finished at this point, hits the ‘Scarecrow’ with the skills of his heyday her?

‘Maybe it’s not really my turn… ‘

Whether or not he knew my worries, Xiao-Mei walked confidently to the center of the test site.

“..By the way, is Xiao-Mei really a genius? I’ve never seen a real fight before.”
“I know? I know he has good stamina because he passed Dalian every time, but I don’t know if he is really strong.”
“Isn’t it weaker than I thought? You can’t even see any muscles, right? Princess Marianne has strong muscles too!”
“No matter how much she is, she is the daughter of a god of war, can it be that much?”

As her eyes her turn to Xiao Mei, she hears a buzz among her waiting students her. Certainly, she had never had Xiao Mei engage in combat sparring.

Of course, to me, that kind of gossip was so familiar that it made me laugh out loud.

‘Anyway, you chicks, Xiao Mei can’t compete even with her professors her, so why would she have a sparring match with such a kid?’

Even now, in front of the scarecrow, Prof. Shimada is giving warnings, the only people who have questions about Xiao-Mei are students, and the reaction of VIPs is rather astonished.

“Taesan Dojo has created another monster after the god of war, that kind of strength at that age..”
“I don’t know if it is the absurdity of talent or whether Taesan Dojo’s education is great. In terms of martial arts, isn’t it a level that surpasses the leader of a fairly modest knights?”
“…Whoops.”

Look at me, the corner of the mouth of the Heavenly Demon-nim who was secretly eavesdropping next to me caught my ear.

I understand. I’m not in a bad mood as I’m eavesdropping on it from a distance, but the great-grandmother, the Heavenly Demon, must be appalled.

‘Of course, Shao-Mei is one of Cayenne’s comrades in battle… ‘

──Quaaaaang!!!

Before I could even finish my monologue, a thunderous roar took over the area.

At the same time, astonishment erupted from the crowd, especially the chicks, who were paying attention not to miss Xiao-Mei’s examination process.

Without any steps, the government, which took a moment to catch its breath and concentrate, had the power to shake the whole area.

“Seven, seven steps? Purple, the maximum value of measurement…?”
“Phew, but I barely broke it! Thank you. Professor Shimada!”

Professor Shimada, who watched the posture and process from the side, did not seem to understand this situation.

It would be hard to imagine that he would be able to produce this much power with just a punch without using footwork and not using the strength of his back properly.

‘As expected, it’s a strength that makes me go crazy whenever I see it.’

It’s hard to understand because he always tries to show me his cute side, and he doesn’t have the timing to play an active part, but Xiao-Mei is more like a battle-limited cheat, with fighting abilities that exceed or equal Cayenne’s crazy growth in 1st and 5th year.

In fact, in the original work, in the second half, the writer portrayed that the enemy that was difficult to deal with moderately fought with Xiaomei and lost, and passed it off. However, it seems clear that she has become stronger now than in the first playthrough.

“Please wait for a moment! After checking if there is a problem with ‘Scarecrow’, we will proceed with the next person!”

Eventually, her test resumed only after Xiao Mei returned to her stand and checked the scarecrow. Fortunately, it didn’t appear to be broken.

“Step 3! Stage 1! Stage 1! Step 2!”
“Ah~ Oh, the power went wrong in the waist at the end. I’m not used to giving strength to my back unless it’s that side.”

After completing the second stage, Zorba, who had a confident expression different from his grumbling mouth, returned to the crowd. Soon after, the teaching assistant looked at us and called our names with a slightly nervous expression.

“Next! Artin Ludwig! Come forward!”
“Hmm, I think I will be the last one, right? Artin?”
“Anyway, since he’s a hero, he probably wants to show it at the very end. VIPs must also have high expectations from you, right?”
“Just kidding, you know very well who they came to see. Partner?”

Karen with a bewildering smile, it’s so hard for her to take the lead in a conversation with this guy after she’s really turned into a woman, she sighs and gets up from her seat.

“Don’t be too nervous. My partner has worked hard and has talent… I’m sure he’ll be able to achieve good results.”

At Cayenne’s words her to comfort me, I chuckled. You have to get the best grades, not moderately good grades. That’s not to say you don’t know that.

“Because if you get the best grades, I might grant you a wish!”
“Please, I’m exhausted when I say things like that, so please be quiet…”

Leaving behind Cayenne, who was pulling off her strength by attaching her quadrupeds to her back her, I walked out to the center of the test site, guided by my teaching assistant.

Professor Shimada, who was waiting in front of the scarecrow, looked this way with a more nervous expression than I did when he realized that my next turn would be mine.

“Whew… Are you ready for the test, oh, Artin Ludwig?”
‘It seems the professor isn’t ready, not me.’

No matter what the hell he heard about me, the professor was clearly more nervous than when Xiao-Mei came out.

“Mi, I’ll tell you in advance, I’ll give you the highest score even if it’s just the former Xiaomei student, so there’s no need to exert too much effort. Got it?”
“Don’t worry too much, Professor, I’m not a monster like Xiaomei or Cayenne.”

Funny enough, the professor still looked nervous as if he didn’t believe me, but as I was in a position to soothe him, my tension started to ease.
When I felt a little more at ease, I calmed down and took a stance toward the ‘scarecrow’.

‘Looking at it this way, even if I hit it as hard as I can, I think the limit is about 5 steps…’

Calmly analyzed power. As a newcomer to awakening, the basic thing is to use mana to get the maximum score on the scarecrow.

The problem is, the use of mana is prohibited in this test. To be precise, all tricks such as the mana root of the kingdom combat technique, the assist of magic, and the strengthening of the holy law were all blocked.

‘It’s just that I have to put all the mana in my fist or use my inner energy… How do I get over the second stage?’

Considering the characteristics of ‘Scarecrow’, which doubles the power required to pass each level, the amount that must be contained in the fist was quite formidable.

The amount of mana was still insufficient to contain mana for a satisfactory level, and the internal power was still immature. I’ve been learning it for 2 months now, and if I’m used to the inner core method, I’m Cayenne.

[Artin, don’t you need the principal’s power?]
[…Unicor?]

Then, as I turned to the whispers in my head, Unicor was waving at me from a distance from the crowd.

[I came to cheer you on, but you’re quite worried! Shouldn’t we be stupid and use our strength to our heart’s content?]

At the same time, the amount of mana flowing into my body far exceeded the power of Unicor I knew.

[Unicor? When did you become this strong…?]
[Whoops, are you surprised! While Artin trained hard, I also trained hard! Aren’t we eternal cheaters? I can do this much for you!]

It was a little thrilling. To think that immature Unicor gave me this much strength.

[Okay, I’ll try. Thank you Unicor]

In order to repay him, I started adding my power to one regime stab to set the maximum record.

**

‘It looks good, Artin, yes. That kind of self-confidence is your charm!’

Looking at Artin, who began to focus on the exam, Unicor looked at Artin with a satisfied smile.

A little hesitation was felt until just now, but Artin at this moment did not show any hesitation like when he was slaughter the demon lord’s army.

“Ah, Unicor! Did you properly convey your powers to Master?”
“Of course Al ‘Miraj! The power the three of us gathered was properly handed over to Artin!

When Unicor returned to Al’Miraj, who was filming the scene with the crystal ball, Al’Miraj smiled broadly.

In fact, the power he just delivered to Artin wasn’t just Unicor’s power. The three people who had contracted with Artin before gathered their strength and helped him generate full power.

Shirka is not allowed to appear, and since Al’Miraj is officially Violet’s familiar her, Unicor gave it as a representative.

‘Huh, although Artin’s feelings his were all taken care of by me. I can explain it later as a bonus!’

Of course, I didn’t say it on purpose. Because Unicor also had the desire to monopolize Artine’s love for him. Even if they get caught later, there won’t be a big fuss.

“Right, did you tell Master that you should be careful? If Master knew, there would be no problem!”
“…Yes? Do you have to be careful? What did you mean by that?”
“Yes? Did you tell me earlier? The power I gave you also contains the power of Mephisto-sama, albeit weakly?”
“What do you mean Al’Miraz? First time hearing something like that? Wasn’t that all I had to do was ask her to cheer for Master instead, blushing?”

At Uniqor’s words, Al’Miraj put on an apologetic expression.

“This! I was thinking about what to say to Master, so I forgot that part…!”
“What? What kind of stupid thing is that! Wait, then has Artin inherited the power of the great devil?”
“Is that right? It was a special request from Mephisto-sama, so I put it in the power that I will definitely pass on to Master.”
“Does Artin not know that?”
“…Yes?”

───Boom!!!!!

The moment Unicor intuited that something was wrong, an intense explosion sounded throughout the academy as if the Black Dragon’s breath had exploded.

“…”
“Huh, the scarecrow….”

Artin and Professor Shimada, who were standing at the center of the explosion, didn’t even pay attention to it, even though their clothes were torn to pieces by the bursting shockwave.

This is because the “Scarecrow,” A very expensive test observation equipment that should be in the center of a huge crater that looks like it was hit by a meteorite, was completely smashed into powder.

For reference, the shell of the lava turtle, the main material of the ‘scarecrow’, was very expensive. Even if you add up all of Professor Shimada’s salary for one year, you can’t even make a shield.

“… Growl.”
“School, professor?! Get your mind right! Professor!”

As the department’s year-long budget evaporated in front of his eyes, Professor Shimada collapsed unable to overcome the psychological shock. In the end, the exam was stopped because the assistants rushed to the ward after carrying the professor on their back.

“Al’ Miraz.”
“Yes.”
“I think the three of us are doomed right now.”

Watching the scene, Unicor fell into deep regret.

Just don’t be greedy and tell Artin the truth.